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you go back to ronald reagan, it's not the government, it's the solution, the government is the problem. marco husbandio made the points, it's not big government that solves our problems as a country, it's free enterprise, opportunities. marco was raised in a family, immigrants, hard working. my dad was a construction worker. this is a country of success through hard work, opportunity and i believe that's what the republican party is going to continue to focus on, growth, opportunity, and free enterprise. >> senator, thanks for your time. >> thanks for having me. thank you. >> john barrasso of wyoming. >> thank you, carl. rick santelli has two words for you -- currency manipulation. he'll explain right after this. the patient, presented with a hairline fracture to the mandible and contusions to the metacarpus. what do you see? um, i see a duck. be more specific. i see the aflac duck. i see the aflac duck out of work and not making any money. i see him moving in with his parents and selling bootleg dvds out of the back of a van. dude, that's your life. remember, aflac will give him cash
you go back to ronald reagan, it's not the government, it's the solution, the government is the problem. marco husbandio made the points, it's not big government that solves our problems as a country, it's free enterprise, opportunities. marco was raised in a family, immigrants, hard working. my dad was a construction worker. this is a country of success through hard work, opportunity and i believe that's what the republican party is going to continue to focus on, growth, opportunity, and free...
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it is not about big government. it is about smart government and he talked about public/private partnerships for building of roads. >> my daughters used to have a great plan to go to disney world that would not cost a penny and if we saved all of our bottle tops we could go to disney world almost for free except for the amount on the credit card. >> he didn't say for free. >> it is a big issue, though, because i will open it up to the idea for everybody here. you know you're at the ceiling, there is going to be a big part of the debate. do we extend the ceiling. have you a trillion dollar deficit but you say you will be budget neutral. seems to not add up to people. seems we have to start paying down debt as opposed to staying neutral. is it enough to be neutral? that's the question. >> the president was talking about entitlement reform. he is talking about we can't be governed by the deficit because we have to invest in our future. >> sounds like you're not going to pay it down, then. >> he also said, you know, i w
it is not about big government. it is about smart government and he talked about public/private partnerships for building of roads. >> my daughters used to have a great plan to go to disney world that would not cost a penny and if we saved all of our bottle tops we could go to disney world almost for free except for the amount on the credit card. >> he didn't say for free. >> it is a big issue, though, because i will open it up to the idea for everybody here. you know you're...
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investigation will take quite some time, possibly up to a year before a final report is issued by the government where the ship is is registered. susan in alabama. >> thank you for that. never would have imagined what waited for them. the cruise was meant to honor the life of their friend after she died from a rare form of cancer is. laura was going to scatter ashes with another friend. gina thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. >> hi, don, it's wonderful to be here, thank you. >> tell me a little bit more about your own experience. how bad was it? >> it was really bad. our own experience, we had raw sewage in our room that had over flowed from the toilet and we could not stay in our roop more than a few seconds without wanting to volumit. >> you are a diabetic and that made it tougher for you? >> it did, trying to make healthy choices with the food, and getting protein, but i knew god had my back. >> you said that you wanted to scatter laura's ashes because they loved vacation and water and soun. you probable felt she was watching over you, what do you think she'd make of it? >> i think s
investigation will take quite some time, possibly up to a year before a final report is issued by the government where the ship is is registered. susan in alabama. >> thank you for that. never would have imagined what waited for them. the cruise was meant to honor the life of their friend after she died from a rare form of cancer is. laura was going to scatter ashes with another friend. gina thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. >> hi, don, it's wonderful to be here, thank...
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there is no role for the government to tell doctors what they should or should not ask the patients or families, and i really see a focus more if they worked on the mental health components with the pediatricians than what they have or cannot do in talking to their patients. >> senator john barrasso of wyoming, thanks for being in washington this weekend. >> thanks for having me. >> appreciate it. >> thanks, candy. >>> another looming fiscal crisis is set to bring us a lot of pain and some are warning will make us less safe. >> members of congress need to understand that they were elected to protect the public, not to hurt the public. >> senator jack reed and congressman mike rogers on what to brace for if congress can't break the budget gridlock next. you know who you are. you can part a crowd, without saying a word... if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts... well muddlers, muddle no more. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour one on th
there is no role for the government to tell doctors what they should or should not ask the patients or families, and i really see a focus more if they worked on the mental health components with the pediatricians than what they have or cannot do in talking to their patients. >> senator john barrasso of wyoming, thanks for being in washington this weekend. >> thanks for having me. >> appreciate it. >> thanks, candy. >>> another looming fiscal crisis is set to...
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more laws are certainly not the answer, because it means more government bureaucracy. keep the conversation going or tweet me @carolcnn. >>> did quality saturday night live" cross the line with jesus uncrossed? ger off so no one would interrupt us? oh no, i... just used my geico app to get a tow truck. it's gonna be 30 minutes. oh, so that means that we won't be stuck up here, for hours, with nothing to do. oh i get it, you wanna pass the time, huh. (holds up phone) fruit ninja!!! emergency roadside assistance. just a click away with the geico mobile app. >>> final talkback for this monday. the question for you. did "saturday night live" cross the line with "djesus uncrossed"? i know. it's saturday night live. the skit called the ultimate historical revenge fantasy bugged me. christians around the world are celebrating christ sacrifice on the cross and his resurrection from the dead. do we really need to see jesus wielding a bloody sword? >> guess who's back. jesus uncrossed. he's risen from the dead. and he's preaching anything but forgiveness. >> jesus h. christ! >>
more laws are certainly not the answer, because it means more government bureaucracy. keep the conversation going or tweet me @carolcnn. >>> did quality saturday night live" cross the line with jesus uncrossed? ger off so no one would interrupt us? oh no, i... just used my geico app to get a tow truck. it's gonna be 30 minutes. oh, so that means that we won't be stuck up here, for hours, with nothing to do. oh i get it, you wanna pass the time, huh. (holds up phone) fruit ninja!!!...
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both sides have to put something on the table in order to govern. that is never easy. >> reporter: do you think it's fair the speaker wanted to go to a compromise on the grand bargain and hasn't been because of you all? >> if you really want to punish him, make him keep being the speaker. >>. >> reporter: if you look at the fact you raised the debt ceiling without spending cuts, is that a sign of understanding the art of legislating a little bit more, being more sophisticated in the ways of washington? >> it's a sign of recognizing opportunity in the next few months and give the president to reach out a hand and help us fix this country. >> reporter: all three lawmakers say they'll be listening for tonight. this is the beginning of the president's second term but they question whether or not his foe discuss on electing a democratic house than reaching out and getting something done the first two years of his last four years. >> dana, he also talked to them about lincoln. ed what what did they say? >> reporter: today is lincoln's birthday, people may
both sides have to put something on the table in order to govern. that is never easy. >> reporter: do you think it's fair the speaker wanted to go to a compromise on the grand bargain and hasn't been because of you all? >> if you really want to punish him, make him keep being the speaker. >>. >> reporter: if you look at the fact you raised the debt ceiling without spending cuts, is that a sign of understanding the art of legislating a little bit more, being more...
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he hated the government. pe thought the government was too pro-immigration. that's what he was about. lanza trying to get on the coat tails of that just seems sick. >> what do we know about breivik? lanza was troubled, socially isolated. there were guns in the house. there's a question about why that was the case? but did he have social problems, deveen
he hated the government. pe thought the government was too pro-immigration. that's what he was about. lanza trying to get on the coat tails of that just seems sick. >> what do we know about breivik? lanza was troubled, socially isolated. there were guns in the house. there's a question about why that was the case? but did he have social problems, deveen
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last night's cheers and even tears unintended consequences of government overreach. what's going on, chief -- our cnn national political correspondent jim acosta is here. you've been looking at the reaction since the speech. what's going on? >> wolf, this was a big moment last night. it may be moving votes. what was widely seen as an emotional high point, it may have also been a turn turning point in the debate over gun control. it was a moment carefully orchestrated for maximum emotional impact. as former congresswoman gabby giffords, the parents of slain teenager hideya pendleton and other victims of gun violence looked on, president obama called for a vote. >> they deserve a vote. gabby giffords deserves a vote. the families of newtown deserve a vote. the families of aurora deserve a vote. >> one day later there are indications on capitol hill that the president may get it. >> we don't need a cheer leader. >> even as mr. obama's top republican critics, senator lindsey graham made the case that the current background checks needs to be strengthened before expanded.
last night's cheers and even tears unintended consequences of government overreach. what's going on, chief -- our cnn national political correspondent jim acosta is here. you've been looking at the reaction since the speech. what's going on? >> wolf, this was a big moment last night. it may be moving votes. what was widely seen as an emotional high point, it may have also been a turn turning point in the debate over gun control. it was a moment carefully orchestrated for maximum emotional...
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we got a chance to speak to the government of homs, a man respected, even by many opponents of the government. he says he believes the turmoil here is almost over. if the support of terrorism is stopped in the media and on the battlefield, i am convinced, god willing, homs will go back to what it used to be within four months, he told us. the governor says he is trying to reach out to opposition fighters not linked with the islamist groups, even offering amnesty for those who surrender. rebels still control some places, the government estimates about 7,000 are holed up in neighborhoods, especially in the old city. the fighting continues there as fierce as ever, says one opposition activist we managed to reach on skype. there are hundreds of thousands living in tents and hundreds of thousands living under siege, he says, there are tanks and rockets fired on a daily basis, this is what the regime and supporters want. for many months, homs was the center of the uprising against the assad regime. but what remains is a city divided between those who want to forget the civil war and those still ent
we got a chance to speak to the government of homs, a man respected, even by many opponents of the government. he says he believes the turmoil here is almost over. if the support of terrorism is stopped in the media and on the battlefield, i am convinced, god willing, homs will go back to what it used to be within four months, he told us. the governor says he is trying to reach out to opposition fighters not linked with the islamist groups, even offering amnesty for those who surrender. rebels...
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and not the same old dribble about higher taxes and more government spending. >> so, boehner says no more of the same old dribble, his words. and these are the words of david gergen, our senior political analyst. the suspicion deepens, writes gergen, that the obama folks have secretly adopted a strategy of making republicans look so extreme that they will be driven from power in 2014, and the president can then govern the country as he chooses in his final two years in office. patricia, let me start with you here. will we know after the speech whether david gergen's suspicion is true, that the president is done with boehner and the republicans? wants to run him out of town? >> we'll have a very good idea. i think the first shot across the bow from the president toward the house republicans was his inaugural address. it was something i think most people expected him to reach out -- to reach a hand out to house republicans, to sort of say, okay, the fights are over, let's start to work together. he didn't do that at all. and house republicans were really quite livid, very surprised and
and not the same old dribble about higher taxes and more government spending. >> so, boehner says no more of the same old dribble, his words. and these are the words of david gergen, our senior political analyst. the suspicion deepens, writes gergen, that the obama folks have secretly adopted a strategy of making republicans look so extreme that they will be driven from power in 2014, and the president can then govern the country as he chooses in his final two years in office. patricia,...
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it is only the second time that the syrian government has led u.n. supplies in that country since the civil war started. some people in syria are now cautiously returning to their towns and what is left of their homes. here's a report from homs. >> reporter: a game of soccer in the rubble of a civil war. after months of heavy fightsing, people are returning to this district in homs. slowly and cautiously. there's not many places in the world where you can feel how fierce and intense fighting was if you go there after the fact. but this is one of those places. the government now says it's in complete control of this area, but you can clearly see just how fierce the fighting here was. during our visit, we couldn't find a single house sleft unscathed. it's one of the first places to fall into opposition hands in the uprising against president al assad. it began with peaceful protests, but what followed was some of the worst fighting including artillery shelling and air raids that cost thousands of casualties. now the battle is over and some shops have r
it is only the second time that the syrian government has led u.n. supplies in that country since the civil war started. some people in syria are now cautiously returning to their towns and what is left of their homes. here's a report from homs. >> reporter: a game of soccer in the rubble of a civil war. after months of heavy fightsing, people are returning to this district in homs. slowly and cautiously. there's not many places in the world where you can feel how fierce and intense...
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this is not government against government. this say well financed well resourced government entity attacking organizations who aren't prepared to deal with that onslaught. >> grady summers with us, thanks, appreciate the update from you this morning. we'll take a short break, ahead, a air disease cripples a young man to the point where he cannot walk, he's in a wheelchair but by a drastic effort by his brother he's out of bed, now even driving a car. how he turned his life around, coming up next. how do you keep an older car running like new? you ask a ford customer. when they tell you that you need your oil changed you got to bring it in. if your tires need to be rotated, you have to get that done as well. jackie, tell me why somebody should bring they're car here to the ford dealership for service instead of any one of those other places out there. they are going to take care of my car because this is where it came from. price is right no problem, they make you feel like you're a family. get a synthetic blend oil change, tir
this is not government against government. this say well financed well resourced government entity attacking organizations who aren't prepared to deal with that onslaught. >> grady summers with us, thanks, appreciate the update from you this morning. we'll take a short break, ahead, a air disease cripples a young man to the point where he cannot walk, he's in a wheelchair but by a drastic effort by his brother he's out of bed, now even driving a car. how he turned his life around, coming...
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the government said it was front-loaded, if you will, the worst of the items tested first. we just heard from the secretary of the environment saying he hopes all the testing will be done by the end of the week. the results will be done by the end of next week. it may drag into next week, michael. >> so, nic, are people still buying what they think is beef? is it dangerous if it's horse meat? >> you know, i think that the danger issue has been somewhat laid to rest. the danger was it was horse meat contaminated with a drug that prevents or sort of cures animals of pain. but in humans, it's very, very dangerous. the levels you would have to eat we were told by the government scientists would be so high, impractical, unlikely. but consumer confidence has been marked. two-thirds of people here say there's no longer sure about what's on the box as they were before. and a quarter of people say that they're going to cut down buying processed meat. and another one-fifth of people said they'd like to cut down on buying processed meat, they just can't afford to do it. so there's con
the government said it was front-loaded, if you will, the worst of the items tested first. we just heard from the secretary of the environment saying he hopes all the testing will be done by the end of the week. the results will be done by the end of next week. it may drag into next week, michael. >> so, nic, are people still buying what they think is beef? is it dangerous if it's horse meat? >> you know, i think that the danger issue has been somewhat laid to rest. the danger was...
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and it's ahappening at a time when the government has all of these tools. not just social media -- >> but if you listen to the right-wing media, they say the mainstream media, politico, cnn, "the new york times," whatever, that we're with the white house and they allow them to manipulate us. >> and what we did with this behind the curtain column was made it clear not what's going on, mike mccurry, press secretary under clinton, interestingly enough, told us that he felt it was his obligation to represent the press. he said when he would talk to you guys in the gaggle and you would talk about what he needed for the day, he would go into the senior staff meeting and talk about what the press needed. and he said that he talks to white house reporters now, and they feel like that there's not somewhere there who feels like they need to cooperate, which makes it harder for us to do our job. >> what's been the reaction from the white house to your article? >> no reaction. >> no reaction? no direct phone calls? >> no direct phone calls. >> you know what the interes
and it's ahappening at a time when the government has all of these tools. not just social media -- >> but if you listen to the right-wing media, they say the mainstream media, politico, cnn, "the new york times," whatever, that we're with the white house and they allow them to manipulate us. >> and what we did with this behind the curtain column was made it clear not what's going on, mike mccurry, press secretary under clinton, interestingly enough, told us that he felt it...
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as a straw man and the president's for big government and big government is bad and think that that's a winning framework. it just is not. you are not going to win the majority framework right now, the majority that obama majority right now with that rhetoric. the republican party, they have to refresh the framework. they do. >> i agree completely. i think it was the rhetoric on just about everything elsewhere we went wrong, whether it was gay rights, immigration, hispanic, women, that took us down the wrong path. >> let me tell you one thing about marco rubio. marco rubio is dangerous for democrats. he is dangerous. i was so glad he picked up that water bottle because where he was going, he was getting emotional. marco rubio is to the heart what paul ryan is to the head. paul ryan is dangerous because the strength of his intellect. this is a smart guy, marco rubio but when he connects, that last 90 seconds, marco rubio, he is dangerous. >> you can't disconnect him from the policies. >> i hope he does more stuff like that. his ideas are extreme. the tea party loves this guy. he is dan
as a straw man and the president's for big government and big government is bad and think that that's a winning framework. it just is not. you are not going to win the majority framework right now, the majority that obama majority right now with that rhetoric. the republican party, they have to refresh the framework. they do. >> i agree completely. i think it was the rhetoric on just about everything elsewhere we went wrong, whether it was gay rights, immigration, hispanic, women, that...
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there is no role for the government to tell doctors what they should or should not ask the patients or families, and i really see a focus more if they worked on the mental health components with the pediatricians than what they have to or cannot do this talking to their patients. >> senator john barrasso of wyoming, thanks for being in washington this weekend. >> thanks for having me. >> appreciate it. >> thanks, candy. >>> another looming fiscal crisis is set to bring us a lot of pain and some are warning will make us less safe. >> members of congress need to understand that they were elected to protect the public, not to hurt the public. >> senator jack reed and congressman mike rogers on what to brace for if congress can't break the budget gridlock next. [ female announcer ] with 40 delicious progresso soups at 100 calories or less, there are plenty of reasons people are saying "progress-oh!" share your progress-oh! story on facebook. how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i figured low testosterone would decrease my sex drive... but when i started losing energy and became mood
there is no role for the government to tell doctors what they should or should not ask the patients or families, and i really see a focus more if they worked on the mental health components with the pediatricians than what they have to or cannot do this talking to their patients. >> senator john barrasso of wyoming, thanks for being in washington this weekend. >> thanks for having me. >> appreciate it. >> thanks, candy. >>> another looming fiscal crisis is set...
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one of the most prolific groups of computer hackers has been linked to the chinese government. four networks near shanghai with some operations taking place in a building housing a secret division of china's military. now, the report claims over a six-year period, hackers have stolen large volumes of international property, blueprints, business plans, the report does not list the companies that have been hacked. the chinese government dismisses claims, saying china is the victim of cyber crimes and claim most of their attacks come from the united states. >> translator: internet hacking is an international issue it should be dealt with through international cooperation based on trust and mutual respect. making baseless accusations based on premature analysis is irresponsible and unprofessional. and it doesn't help solve relevant issues. china resolutely opposes any form of hacking activities. >> outgoing defense secretary leon panetta says that cyber attacks could cripple wall street or the power grid. president obama signed executive order to strengthen the nation's cyber secur
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it is enough to run the government for about six or seven days. did not do a thing. there are people in this country will say, the present one ban on taxes so we are in great shape. the president has to challenge his party on spending. we have to work this thing out. host: if you look at entitlement programs, you can take social security off of the table. medicare and medicaid certainly are. are republicans and democrats in the mood to make serious cuts in those programs? guest: i belong to the fix the debt coalition. they say you have to have a big deal along the lines that the president and john boehner were working on a couple of years ago. he cannot continue to nibble at the edges. i would disagree on social security. i know that is the conventional wisdom. in 1968, lyndon johnson decided to hide the cost of the vietnam war by creating a unified budget so the social security trust fund began to be used for other sources. this past year was the first your money out of social security past money coming in in the form of payroll taxes. when people say it does not co
it is enough to run the government for about six or seven days. did not do a thing. there are people in this country will say, the present one ban on taxes so we are in great shape. the president has to challenge his party on spending. we have to work this thing out. host: if you look at entitlement programs, you can take social security off of the table. medicare and medicaid certainly are. are republicans and democrats in the mood to make serious cuts in those programs? guest: i belong to the...
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the government -- what does the government do, because it is responsible, when you have a flawed president? >> in part to go -- two with timothy naftali, he tells challenges in building president nixon's presidential library. >> many of the women were interested in politics, but had no vehicle to express that in their own lives. they were attracted to men who were going to become politically active or were already public -- politically active. >> each of them i find intriguing, probably half of them, precisely because they are so obscure. i think half of these women might be totally unrecognizable to most what -- to most men and women on the street. >> this present state, c-span premieres its new series "first lady's." -- "first ladies." with chefs, curators, and others that served with first ladies. season one begins monday night at 9:00 a.m. eastern -- 9:00 eastern pacific. watch the program earlier in the day live at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> "washington journal" continues. host: larry clinton is president and ceo of the internet security alliance. welcome. president obama signed
the government -- what does the government do, because it is responsible, when you have a flawed president? >> in part to go -- two with timothy naftali, he tells challenges in building president nixon's presidential library. >> many of the women were interested in politics, but had no vehicle to express that in their own lives. they were attracted to men who were going to become politically active or were already public -- politically active. >> each of them i find...
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the federal government. probably the most glaring success would be gaining. there have been tried that have been very successful with gaming. it is about entertainment and tourism. the success of that, and what that has done, is allow tribes to use that revenue stream to diversify their own portfolios. there are tribes engaged in other types of at -- other types of activities. one owns a bank. they also own a chocolate factory. metal fabrication plant. a number of those things that produce and provide revenue. what that really does is allow us to reinvest in our own people. we provide scholarships for our students. we provide youth and family services that the federal government does not provide. these are services each community needs. we are talking about scholarships, it allows our young people to go and have access to higher opportunities. we are seeing those students that have benefited from this and the scholarships are coming back to our communities as doctors and lawyers, highly skilled cpas. these f
the federal government. probably the most glaring success would be gaining. there have been tried that have been very successful with gaming. it is about entertainment and tourism. the success of that, and what that has done, is allow tribes to use that revenue stream to diversify their own portfolios. there are tribes engaged in other types of at -- other types of activities. one owns a bank. they also own a chocolate factory. metal fabrication plant. a number of those things that produce and...
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the problem is what does the government do, because it is responsible for these libraries, when you have a flawed president? >> tim nattali, sunday night at 8:00. this morning, cedric leighton discusses the reduction of troops in afghanistan to 3400. troops in afghanistan to 3400. later on,
the problem is what does the government do, because it is responsible for these libraries, when you have a flawed president? >> tim nattali, sunday night at 8:00. this morning, cedric leighton discusses the reduction of troops in afghanistan to 3400. troops in afghanistan to 3400. later on,
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foreign governments can also sponsored trips and so can universities. host: tear from anthony in indiana, a republican column. caller: good morning. lobbying, to my opinion, is done mostly by some very powerful attorneys around this nation. my question -- how are these lobbyists controlled? what oversight committee controlled the lobbying through our congress and senate members? guest: lobbyist activity at the federal level is monitored by the secretary's office in the senate and the clerk's office in the house. any violation would be overseen by the justice department. host: from twitter -- guest: yes, these organizations have public website where you can see what lobbyists are doing this only applies to registered lobbying. these are people who have conversations with members of congress or not required to lobbying, that activity would not be monitored. host: tell us more about who the registered lobbyists are and do people skirt the rules a little bit? guest: there are lots of those. tom daschle is a famous example of somebody who used to serve in co
foreign governments can also sponsored trips and so can universities. host: tear from anthony in indiana, a republican column. caller: good morning. lobbying, to my opinion, is done mostly by some very powerful attorneys around this nation. my question -- how are these lobbyists controlled? what oversight committee controlled the lobbying through our congress and senate members? guest: lobbyist activity at the federal level is monitored by the secretary's office in the senate and the clerk's...
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you see former autocratic governments that have failed or are failing creating further instability. the instability is an issue there. there are certainly concerned about the iranian aggression in the region, which adds to the complexity there. of course, there are specific issues of syria and the continuing work we have to do in afghanistan as well. a number of things that are added together. there is a persistent threat from elements like al qaeda and al qaeda in the arabian peninsula that have the ability to generate a threat to the homeland. that is very important. >> are we going to be able to meet those with the troops that are projected to be there? are we going to accomplish our mission? -- are we going to accomplish our mission? how do we look at families and say to them, we are going to pull out, maybe at levels that i think might be dangerously low as i am getting information on this? how are you able to do that? when do we reach a hollow force when the men and women we see in -- sent into harm's way are no longer protected? >> the leadership will continue to do everythin
you see former autocratic governments that have failed or are failing creating further instability. the instability is an issue there. there are certainly concerned about the iranian aggression in the region, which adds to the complexity there. of course, there are specific issues of syria and the continuing work we have to do in afghanistan as well. a number of things that are added together. there is a persistent threat from elements like al qaeda and al qaeda in the arabian peninsula that...
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in addition the major shortcomings of the government of afghanistan in delivering governance, fighting corruption creates political and economic instability that could exacerbate the challenges in the 2014 transition. in addition to afghanistan sense, as can -- contend with when the most difficult issues in our security debate, the threat posed by iran in pursuit of its nuclear program. as the centcom commander general austin will be at the tip of the spear with regard to preparing militarily for the detention of an armed conflict with iran. he shares the presence view that all options must be some remaining on the table. including its relentless pursuit of its stability fomenting the violence through proxies such as hamas and hezbollah and through its own covert activities in the region. already destabilizing events in syria, yemen gaza egypt and sudan are made worse by iraq spending and supply of terrorist organizations seekg to undermine governments to spark further conflict among sectarian and tribal groups. centcom has a critical role to play in leading efforts across the region t
in addition the major shortcomings of the government of afghanistan in delivering governance, fighting corruption creates political and economic instability that could exacerbate the challenges in the 2014 transition. in addition to afghanistan sense, as can -- contend with when the most difficult issues in our security debate, the threat posed by iran in pursuit of its nuclear program. as the centcom commander general austin will be at the tip of the spear with regard to preparing militarily...
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the republicans are poised to shut down government. the republicans are poised to let sequestration go forward, which is sequestration -- you know what that word means and what it means to the american people -- unemployment, no jobs, take us to recession. it's not quite an exact latin translation -- [laughter] but that is what it means. that is what is means. so we have no idea even what the provenance of mr. rogers' proposal is. does it hav the backing of the leadership? let's see what is proposed and when. but the fact this is their obstruction, and we have made many cuts and we stand ready to make more, but we are not on to destroy our opportunity for growth in our country, growth with jobs, because at the end of the day, revenue comes from those jobs. so if you're interested in deficit reduction, you need more revenue. and let me say this one other thing -- so curious, so curious that in the eight years of the bush administration, while the bulk of this deficit was being amassed, you did not hear them say boo, who, whoo, that any
the republicans are poised to shut down government. the republicans are poised to let sequestration go forward, which is sequestration -- you know what that word means and what it means to the american people -- unemployment, no jobs, take us to recession. it's not quite an exact latin translation -- [laughter] but that is what it means. that is what is means. so we have no idea even what the provenance of mr. rogers' proposal is. does it hav the backing of the leadership? let's see what is...
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the current government is very right wing. every government has talks. of these factions and other factions engaged in nuclear energy or isolated with nuclear weapons? what does the next possible generation of power players feel about this if we assume that a regime change does not happen? and that assumes, if we get one, in new ayatollah. >> even more brutal hypocrisies have domestic politics. >> why don't they start? i will take those in reverse order. these are huge, multiple questions and i wish we had more time to really deal with them. to ask about iranian politics going forward, i don't know and it depends. it's important to remember that because we have such limits on their understanding of iran. what's more, iranian politics are such that it's very hard to know which direction they're going to develop in, especially when you start projecting into the future beyond this supreme leader. i come back to a point that, made that i will echo. i don't know what the answer to it is, but i think we have to find out. part of what we need to be doing is try
the current government is very right wing. every government has talks. of these factions and other factions engaged in nuclear energy or isolated with nuclear weapons? what does the next possible generation of power players feel about this if we assume that a regime change does not happen? and that assumes, if we get one, in new ayatollah. >> even more brutal hypocrisies have domestic politics. >> why don't they start? i will take those in reverse order. these are huge, multiple...
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government, the whole u.s. government, is going to be willing to live with that. >> bite that you mean within the second branch or congress? but within the congress, but in the executive branch as well, and we are are to have to say, can we live with this book if we keep saying no to the iranians who are not allowed to have a capability, i see it is as making an enemy of good enough, a perfect i cannot think we will ever achieve. , i agree -- >> i agree. it seems to me that you have to crack to this barrier. in 1994, after i had spent weeks beating the hell out of russians on no nuclear program on iran, and they said why? they have not done anything wrong. in the end, we can sell them a reactor. i went back to washington and said maybe it is time for us rather than to do the right thing to years too late, go after an iranian program and make sure they did not get into sensitive facilities, enrichment and reprocessing paid i never got an answer to that. then notion is that we have essentially been right about ho
government, the whole u.s. government, is going to be willing to live with that. >> bite that you mean within the second branch or congress? but within the congress, but in the executive branch as well, and we are are to have to say, can we live with this book if we keep saying no to the iranians who are not allowed to have a capability, i see it is as making an enemy of good enough, a perfect i cannot think we will ever achieve. , i agree -- >> i agree. it seems to me that you have...
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matters of process and get beyond government ultimatums, government by crisis, government from lurching from one a traumatic event for 1 after the other, and returned to this appropriations committee, i will remind everyone, is one of over two congressional committees -- the revenue committee gathers revenue to operate the government of the united states. the other is to make wise and prudent expenditures in the interest of the united states. we are constitutionally mandated except finance and appropriations. we were created by congress to govern. we were created to help govern the nation. this is what brings us to our hearing today. we will focus on the impact of the sequester. i think it is a bad idea. it is bad policy. it is a bad economic policy. it is bad governing policy. i really do not like it. it is working with the leadership to be able to find a way to avoid the sequester in the hopes that a higher power find a way for the nine years that it is mandated. what we hope to accomplish today is to take a look at the impacts if the sequester happens for the american people. thank y
matters of process and get beyond government ultimatums, government by crisis, government from lurching from one a traumatic event for 1 after the other, and returned to this appropriations committee, i will remind everyone, is one of over two congressional committees -- the revenue committee gathers revenue to operate the government of the united states. the other is to make wise and prudent expenditures in the interest of the united states. we are constitutionally mandated except finance and...
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you see governments that are former autocratic governments that are failed or failing, creating further instability. the instability is at issue there. again, they are concerned about the iranian in the region. the region, which adds to the complexity ty ae. and of course, there's this specific issue at syria and continuing work we've got to do in afghanistan as well. same number of of things added together. also, there is a persistent bad from elements like al qaeda and al qaeda in the arabian peninsula that has the ability to generate a threat to the homeland. so that is very, very important. >> are we going to be able to meet those with the troops that are projected to be there? are we going to accomplish anation? we've had so many families in this country sacrifice. is it going to be worth it to that? i know you do this every day. how do you look at family is and say to time, we are going to pull out, maybe at levels they think might be dangerously low as i am geing information on this. how are you able to do that? when do we reach a hollow force, with the men in women we send in ha
you see governments that are former autocratic governments that are failed or failing, creating further instability. the instability is at issue there. again, they are concerned about the iranian in the region. the region, which adds to the complexity ty ae. and of course, there's this specific issue at syria and continuing work we've got to do in afghanistan as well. same number of of things added together. also, there is a persistent bad from elements like al qaeda and al qaeda in the arabian...
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the federal government decided to help out. before the federal government got involved in medical care, medical care was cheap and affordable by almost everybody. doctors even made house calls. we took what was a very minor problem for a very few people and now we turned it into a massive major problem for everyone, and that seems to be the history of the federal government. i just came from a hearing in the oversight and government reform committee, and i will return to that shortly. but in the g.a.o. report on the new york medicaid program, which is the largest in the country, it tells -- it gives one instance -- or tells about a daily payment method results in $5,000 each -- daily rate for institutional residents in the state of new york. $5,000 daily payments. the new york program is paying over twice as much as the average around the country, and we sometimes hear that medicare and medicaid can't be cut and we certainly don't want to hurt any lower income people, but there are some people and companies getting ridiculously
the federal government decided to help out. before the federal government got involved in medical care, medical care was cheap and affordable by almost everybody. doctors even made house calls. we took what was a very minor problem for a very few people and now we turned it into a massive major problem for everyone, and that seems to be the history of the federal government. i just came from a hearing in the oversight and government reform committee, and i will return to that shortly. but in...
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the federal government. that is an illegal abuse of privacy and freedom unprecedented in our history. host: the nra released that video during president obama's stated the union address. we're getting your reaction to his fourth address, the first of his second term. riverdale, maryland, democratic caller. help me with your name. fidey? caller: yes. thanks for taking my call. i'm happy about the immigration reform, but i have a little concerned. i would like the republicans and democrats to work something out. some illegals have been in this country over 20 years. they go to high school and then cannot go to college because their parents cannot afford to pay for their college. the children cannot have financial aid to go to college. so these children and their parents are undergoing a lot of things. if they decide to work at mcdonald's or do this or that -- [indiscernible]. these are brothers and sisters and are undergoing a lot of problems with host: their families on twitte. calvin in d.c., independent cal
the federal government. that is an illegal abuse of privacy and freedom unprecedented in our history. host: the nra released that video during president obama's stated the union address. we're getting your reaction to his fourth address, the first of his second term. riverdale, maryland, democratic caller. help me with your name. fidey? caller: yes. thanks for taking my call. i'm happy about the immigration reform, but i have a little concerned. i would like the republicans and democrats to...
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we need a eurozone government. we need new financial instruments to enable us to take action on a budget for the eurozone. all of this mess to be for the national parliament. i hope next shares election will be a time for a great debate on the future of europe. it will enable us to decide what policies we want to conduct and the architecture we want to perform without forgetting the candidates for the key jobs. we want a european debate. we emerged from that with legitimacy. year passed a have the institutions that will enable it to have its impact on the destiny of the world. europe is a continent of peace and democracy. it does not want anything for its self. europe must take on the share of the fight. i have decided to take action on behalf of france. i took that decision under international law. there was no time to lose. if we had time it would have been time for terrorism. terrorism would have conquered all of mali. i made this choice in the name of france. it was our response ability. we have been well repre
we need a eurozone government. we need new financial instruments to enable us to take action on a budget for the eurozone. all of this mess to be for the national parliament. i hope next shares election will be a time for a great debate on the future of europe. it will enable us to decide what policies we want to conduct and the architecture we want to perform without forgetting the candidates for the key jobs. we want a european debate. we emerged from that with legitimacy. year passed a have...
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it is not the federal government collected a sales tax. this is a sticks and bricks retailer -sure- you treated the same as the person selling over the internet? if the internet provider has a base within that tax jurisdiction, they have to pay the sales tax. this is coming to a head. states like california are developing state tax codes to grab those internet sales. odd patch a rather work around the country. host: one or two more calls. john in illinois. caller: good morning. i will try to be quick. you had mentioned the analogy about why not if raising it to $9, why not raise it to $19? let's use a market approach. one not just go to -- why not just go to zer or 50 cents. we see what happens when a society gets desperate enough and prices are very high. we see what happens when there is no minimum wage. people will be willing to work for anything. guest: i appreciate the design of the question. look back at the data. that's not what it says. the minimum-wage is double what it would be from one was first implemented. it is less a discuss
it is not the federal government collected a sales tax. this is a sticks and bricks retailer -sure- you treated the same as the person selling over the internet? if the internet provider has a base within that tax jurisdiction, they have to pay the sales tax. this is coming to a head. states like california are developing state tax codes to grab those internet sales. odd patch a rather work around the country. host: one or two more calls. john in illinois. caller: good morning. i will try to be...
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they do not want the federal government. indeed, they would just like to see the states control education, and would much prefer that. having the federal government come up with this initiative and that initiative -- they know what works. host: if there was local control in your home district, would you agree with expanded preschool access? guest: in some communities, they are doing that, working with the parents and teachers. something from the federal government will be another incentive, and then they yank the money. you have local governments on the hook. let teachers and parents make these decisions. host: marsha blackburn is in her sixth term. she is a vice chair of the energy and commerce committee. on the republican line from maryland, barbara. caller: i am a republican, and i am fully in support of president obama ending these wars. i am an antiwar person. i think it is a misallocation of our resources, and i am sick and tired of my party always pushing one war after another. it seems like this is a business, and th
they do not want the federal government. indeed, they would just like to see the states control education, and would much prefer that. having the federal government come up with this initiative and that initiative -- they know what works. host: if there was local control in your home district, would you agree with expanded preschool access? guest: in some communities, they are doing that, working with the parents and teachers. something from the federal government will be another incentive, and...
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and why they work for the government. that's all i want them to do. i guarantee you nine out of 10 of them will say, because we love what we do. because we want to make a contribution. i yield to mr. wolf, three minutes. from virginia. the speaker pro tempore: gentleman from virginia is recognized for three minutes. mr. wolf: i rise in opposition to the bill. i saw the movie "zero dark thirtyy" in the movie the woman, maya, who is working for 10 years to find osama bin laden and the entire team, maya's pay raise and pay has been frozen and the team for the last 10 years. there is a scene in the movie, i don't want to ruin it if you haven't seen it, seven c.i.a. employees were killed. i went out to the memorial service in my congressional district at langley where i watched the young kids, one little kid had a blazer on and khakis and i watched them come in. the team that replaced the team that was killed, were at a pay freeze for three years. the agent who stopped that young boy from being killed down in alabama, just rou
and why they work for the government. that's all i want them to do. i guarantee you nine out of 10 of them will say, because we love what we do. because we want to make a contribution. i yield to mr. wolf, three minutes. from virginia. the speaker pro tempore: gentleman from virginia is recognized for three minutes. mr. wolf: i rise in opposition to the bill. i saw the movie "zero dark thirtyy" in the movie the woman, maya, who is working for 10 years to find osama bin laden and the...
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they do not want the federal government. they would like to see states with control of education and would much prefer that than having the federal government come up with this initiative and that initiative. they know what works. let them teach. host: if there was local control in your district, would you approve of the ideas like preschool? guest: they're working with the parents and teachers. let them do it. do not put something out here from the federal government that is going to be another incentive to pull you in, and then the hank the money and you have local governments-- they yank the money and you have local governents -- let parents and teachers make these decisions. host: marsha blackburn is a representative from tennessee. barbara, from maryland. guest: i am republican in full support of president obama and in these wars. i am an anti-war person. i think it is a misallocation of our resources. i am sick and tired of my party always pushing one more after another. it seems like this is a business. that is why we
they do not want the federal government. they would like to see states with control of education and would much prefer that than having the federal government come up with this initiative and that initiative. they know what works. let them teach. host: if there was local control in your district, would you approve of the ideas like preschool? guest: they're working with the parents and teachers. let them do it. do not put something out here from the federal government that is going to be...
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they combine with the government. look at what president obama just did in shifting his campaign into a 501c4 lobbying group. he also opened the door in an executive order to funding that from the goth. he really understands the battle. he understands the fight. he's very, very smart, and he understands he can use outside institution like media matters, he can use outside institutions like organizing for action, what was obama for america, he can use those institutions to push positions he cannot do as president of the united states. he combines with those institutions to push forward that agenda and to silence people and to launch boycotts and secondary boycotts against anybody who disagrees. we now live in a country where if you abide by the basic laws of economics, you are an enemy of this administration. if you are phil mickelson and say the taxes in california are too high, i'm leaving, then you are told that you are somehow a bad person. there's something wrong with you. now, there are a lot of people who have l
they combine with the government. look at what president obama just did in shifting his campaign into a 501c4 lobbying group. he also opened the door in an executive order to funding that from the goth. he really understands the battle. he understands the fight. he's very, very smart, and he understands he can use outside institution like media matters, he can use outside institutions like organizing for action, what was obama for america, he can use those institutions to push positions he...
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has often been worse because the government hasn't delivered any kind of justice. what the government delivers is a decision that goes to the highest bid so as bad as the taliban maybe they are less corrupt and you won't get a more or less honest judgment out of them that will then be enforced to the barbaric severity. that's not the ideal people want but it may be better than the alternative and so i think the challenge we face in the countries such as mali or elsewhere is to try to build up dimond fundamentalist institutions of government and rule of law but will in fact deliver a modicum of justice which is what the people want to but not to do it with a kind of barbaric severity. if we can do that i think we will be successful. >> the gentleman down there. >> what about the success of? >> it's interesting what's happened because as the media has grown the strategies are becoming less successful. these days to can only work in places where nobody's paying attention so it worked in sri lanka in putting down the tigris pitting it worked because the attention was n
has often been worse because the government hasn't delivered any kind of justice. what the government delivers is a decision that goes to the highest bid so as bad as the taliban maybe they are less corrupt and you won't get a more or less honest judgment out of them that will then be enforced to the barbaric severity. that's not the ideal people want but it may be better than the alternative and so i think the challenge we face in the countries such as mali or elsewhere is to try to build up...